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Darkness on Havana’s Streets, Excess Light at Film Festival

The official narrative insists the festival demonstrates “the luminous resistance of Cuban culture.” That’s how first lady Lis Cuesta put it.

These are serious accusations, even if they may be viewed with suspicion given the precarious position of the person making them.

Havana Times is now in its 18th year of daily publishing and we hope to be able to continue throughout 2026.

December should have been Javier’s best month since he began working as a remittance courier. Now, it’s an unknown.

“Travel Off Path” gives extensive reasoning why in general it discourages tourist travel to Cuba except for under certain conditions.

The 100 St. & Boyeros Ave market, one of Havana’s most important commercial hubs, woke up Friday with a strange atmosphere.

A line of classic cars is parked in the historic center of Havana, like a scene from a typical tourist postcard of Cuba.

The Miss Universe pageant uncovered a criminal network in Mexico that led to the resignation of the attorney general.

For seventy-eight years, the question of Palestine has been on the agenda of this General Assembly, almost as long as the institution itself.

The program of the 46th Havana Film Festival is extensive, but the premieres that once defined the event’s history no longer arrive.